WORKSHOP: Arctic snow, sea ice properties and interaction with the atmosphere
Dates: 6th – 8th of November 2017
Location: AWI Bremerhaven – Glashaus, building F (Bussestraße 24)
INVITATION
On behalf of the Transregional Collaborative Research Center TR 172 “ArctiC Amplification: Climate Relevant Atmospheric and SurfaCe Processes, and Feedback Mechanisms (AC )³“ we cordially invite you to attend the Topical Workshop on “Arctic snow and sea ice properties and interaction with the atmosphere” which will take place in Bremerhaven, Germany from 6 to 7 November 2017. One aim of the topical workshop is to strengthen the goals of the upcoming aircraft campaign PAMARCMiP (April 2018). A preparation meeting of PAMARCMiP will followed the workshop from 7 to 8 November.
RATIONALE
Snow and sea ice albedo are essential to quantify the Arctic energy budget. Only small changes in surface albedo can trigger feedback mechanisms which enhance the Arctic sea ice loss. However, the snow and sea ice albedo are influenced by a multitude of parameters, such as snow grain size, black carbon concentration, surface roughness, the presence of leads and melt ponds, snow and sea ice thickness and the presence of clouds. Therefore, the local optical and physical properties of snow and sea ice have to be well characterized. Especially, aerosol particles including black carbon may alter the snow optical properties but still raise scientific questions like: What are the most relevant sources of aerosol particles contribution to the
reduction of snow albedo? How are aerosol particles transported into the Arctic and deposited to the surface? How aerosol particles interact with the cloudy atmosphere and are scavenged or modified along the transport path? These questions can be answered only by a collaborative effort of different types of measurements and modeling activities that together will capture the full picture of snow-atmosphere interactions.
DEADLINES & REGISTRATION
Abstract (1/2 page) submission until: 31 August 2017
Abstract submission to: Andreas.Herber[at]awi.de
The number of participants will be limited to 30 people.
Organization Committee: Andreas Herber, Marco Zanatta, André Ehrlich
AGENDA
Monday 6. Nov. 2017 (12:00 – 20:00)
SESSION I SNOW AND SEA ICE PHYSICAL AND RADIATIVE PROPERTIES (MEASUREMENTS AND SIMULATIONS)
Key Note Speaker: Marie Dumont
Invited Speakers: Evi Jäkel, Larisa Istomina, Marcel Nicolaus
SESSION II Evening POSTER SESSION with drinks and finger food
Tuesday 7. Nov. 2017 (09:00 – 17:00)
SESSION III AEROSOL AND TRACE GAS ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT (MEASUREMENTS AND SIMULATIONS)
Key Note Speaker: Björn Hallvard Samset
Invited Speakers: Bernd Heinold, Makoto Koike, Henrik Skov
SESSION IV PREPARATION AND DETAILED PLANNING OF PAMARCMIP 2018 I
Late Afternoon: Visit of Schifffahrtsmuseum and joint dinner
Wednesday 8. Nov. 2017 (09:00 – 12:00)
SESSION V PREPARATION AND DETAILED PLANNING OF PAMARCMIP 2018 II
Afternoon: Visit of research vessel POLARSTERN